Deuteronomy 33:4

4 the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.

Deuteronomy 33:4 in Other Translations

4 Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

4 when Moses commanded us a law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.

4 Moses gave us the LORD ’s instruction, the special possession of the people of Israel.

4 The Revelation commanded by Moses, as the assembly of Jacob's inheritance.

4 Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.

4 Moses gave us these teachings. They belong to the assembly of Jacob.

4 Moses gave us instruction, a possession for the assembly of Jacob.

4 They learn the law I gave them. It belongs to the community of the people of Jacob.

Deuteronomy 33:4 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:4

Moses commanded us a law
The law was of God, it came forth from his right hand, ( Deuteronomy 33:2 ) ; it is of his enacting, a declaration of his will, and has his authority stamped upon it, who is the lawgiver, and which lays under obligation to regard it; but it was delivered to Moses, and by him to the children of Israel, on whom he urged obedience to it; and so it is said to come by him, and sometimes is called the law of Moses, see ( John 1:17 ) ( John 7:19 John 7:23 ) ( 8:5 ) ;

[even] the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob;
which either describes the persons who were commanded to keep the law, the tribes of Jacob or congregation of Israel, who were the Lord's people, portion, and inheritance, ( Deuteronomy 32:9 ) ; or the law commanded, which was to be valued, not only as a peculiar treasure, but to be considered a possession, an estate, an inheritance, to be continued among them, and to be transmitted to their posterity, see ( Psalms 119:111 ) ; these are the words of the people of Israel, and therefore are thus prefaced in the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem,

``the children of Israel said, Moses commanded''

they were represented by Moses.

Deuteronomy 33:4 In-Context

2 He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned over them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with myriads of holy ones from the south, from his mountain slopes.

3 Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all bow down, and from you receive instruction,

4 the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.

5 He was king over Jeshurun when the leaders of the people assembled, along with the tribes of Israel.

6 “Let Reuben live and not die, nor his people be few.”

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 4:2; John 1:17; John 7:19
• 2. Psalms 119:111